Ch. 6
Lancelot hurried over to where Reya laid. Blood was pouring out of her side and she was barely conscious.
Dagonet quickly motioned them to follow him. "Quickly." He said, "We must get her to Arthur."
Rose, Tristan, and Bors ran up the stairs after Dagonet and Lancelot, picking up Reya into his arms, soon followed.
Dagonet led them to the room that was the third one down and he pushed up the door without hesitation.
A loud cry came from the floor of the room.
"Steady, eh!" Gawaine called out. He was lying on the ground with his head on a pillow and a thick navy blue blanket over him.
Rose frowned slightly at him. "Why are you on the ground?"
"Do you want to sleep with Arthur?" he asked cocking an eyebrow at her.
Rose made a face and was about to retort but was interrupted by Lancelot.
"Can you move in here? She's about to go unconscious."
Gawaine sprang up from his 'bed' and looked at Reya in Lancelot's arms. "What the hell happened?"
"Later!" Dagonet responded and he darted over to the real bed to where Arthur lay. Dagonet grabbed the sleeping Arthur by his arm and shaked him violently.
Arthur opened his eyes immediately and after seeing Reya, jumped up and hurried over to one of the few bags the knights had brought in. Lancelot carefully placed Reya on the bed and Rose moved to press a towel against the wound.
Arthur rummaged through the bag and every once in awhile would look up at Reya and frown. Lancelot paced around the room and after seeing Arthur frown for what seemed to be the hundredth time, he questioned him.
"What's going on? Why aren't you doing anything!" he asked angrily.
Arthur tosses the bag back to the ground and bit his lip. "The cut's too deep." He replied gently.
Rose looked up and stared at him. "So, what? Is she going to die?"
Arthur shook his head and continued watching the fading Reya. "No."
Tristan suddenly spoke up since the fight had started. "What are you going to do?" he asked catching on to Arthur's seriousness.
Arthur grimaced but he tried not to show it. "We'll have to burn it closed."